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According to the New York Times, more than 1,200 people in Ridgefield, Conn. have signed a petition asking the city to prevent any more nonretail companies from moving into first-floor storefronts in Ridgefield's central business district because they think the banks, real estate companies and other entities are bad for shopping business: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/realestate/10wczo.html?ref=commercial
Sure, downtown shopping districts benefit from foot traffic; but do they have the right to prevent other businesses from moving in? Or is anything fair game in today's tough retail market?
